it's like my instagram but dumber

I'm just here to support neat people and post very very pointless things.  m m m  m  angst and music. 

[brynwrites]

All About Writing Fight Scenes

@galaxies-are-my-ink asked,

“Do you have any advice on writing fight scenes? The type of scene I’m writing is mostly hand to hand combat between two experts. I’m definitely not an expert so when I try to write it, the scene ends up sounding repetitive and dull.”

Fore note: This post is coauthored by myself and one of my amazing critique partners, Barik S. Smith, who both writes fantastic fight scenes and teaches mixed martial arts, various artistic martial arts, and weapons classes.

I (Bryn) will tell you a secret: I trained MMA for seven years, and when I write authentic hand to hand fight scenes, they sound dull too. 

The problem with fight scenes in books is that trying to describe each punch and kick and movement (especially if it’s the only thing you’re describing) creates a fight that feels like it’s in slow motion. 

I write…

Lowering her center of gravity, she held her right hand tight to her face and threw a jab towards his chin. He shifted his weight, ducking under her punch. His hair brushed against her fist, and he stepped forward, launching a shovel hook into her exposed side.

But your brain can only read so fast. In real life that series of events would take an instant, but I needed a full eight seconds to read and comprehend it, which gave it an inherent lethargic feel. 

So, we have two primary problems:

How do we describe this fight in a way the reader can understand and keep track of? 

How do we maintain a fast paced, interesting fight once we’ve broken down the fight far enough for readers to understand it? 

(We will get back to these, I promise.) But for now, let’s look at…

Different types of “fight scenes:”

Keep reading

[fuckyeahroleplayadvice]

I have a few questions concerning Roleplay and Roleplay styles! I'm not that experienced in Roleplay, probably on around two years of experience? And I haven't been making much progress with improvement. But seeing all the Roleplayers who write long and descriptive post makes me more determined to improve! So do you have any advice on how to become a more literate and discriptive Roleplayer?

Absolutely! 

As far as types go, you have the following:

One Liner Straight forward. A one line response, usually with quick dialogue and an action.

Semi-para About half of a paragraph response length. Usually three, maybe four sentences.

Para About a paragraph response. Five to six sentence responses.

Multi-para Multiple paragraph responses. Ranging from two to five paragraphs usually.

Novella Much longer responses. Ranging from seven to ten+ paragraphs.

When it comes to writing more, expanding your posts, there’s plenty to consider:

Background What is happening around or behind the characters that may add to the atmosphere of the scene?

Sight What does your character see? Do they notice details, vibrant colors, things that stand out to them?

Smell What does their environment smell like? Is it musty, damp and gross? Are they around food with a lovely aroma? Do they notice someone’s perfume as they pass by?

Sound What do they hear? Is someone whispering about them behind their back? Do they eavesdrop on a conversation? Does a cat meow down the alleyway?

Taste The olfactory senses are interconnected. Sometimes a smell can create a taste in the mouth, like smoke or dust. How does what they might be eating taste? Is it sweet? Maybe salty and a little sweet? Tangy pasta sauce?

Touch Is their new sweater itchy and they regret wearing it out? What about the smooth, coolness of silk bed sheets? The way gravel digs groove beneath their bare feet?

Bodily reactions Are they nervous, causing their shoulders to tense up? Did they eat too much and now they feel uncomfortable? Do they smell great food and their mouth becomes wet with hungry?

What are they thinking? Do they think the drapes in the apartment are ugly? Do they think what someone said was rude? Do they remember that they forgot to put the mail in the mail box, but they’re on a train to their destination?

How do they carry themselves? How is their posture? How do they walk? Do they talk with their hands or are more reserved? To they talk loudly or softly? Do they wear makeup or cologne? How do they normally dress? Do they have visible tattoos? Do they have a good poker face or are unable to hide their expressions depending on how they feel?

When it comes to styles, it’s all about finding your own and over time, you will. The best advice I can give is to consume more media. Read more, watch movies, play games. See how other artists and writers create atmosphere and exhibit their craft. Also, practice. If you write more often, keep a journal, you will get better. Expand your vocabulary! Try to learn new words for things every day.

Here are some other resources that might be helpful to you: Writing Prompts There is a plethora of prompts out there in the world that can help spark ideas and allow you to explore your character in different situations they may not usually find themselves. It is a great way to improve your understanding of your character while also pushing you to write. Word Counter An excellent resource to help you proofread, show the level of writing you have, and words you use excessively. bubbl.us If you’re ever having trouble brainstorming some plots with partners, this is a great resource that uses bubbles to help you map out your ideas, characters, etc! You can save it and go back to it later, and add onto it as you go. Keep track of important areas of the story, character developments and so forth. Grammarly Lite This browser extension is excellent when it comes to editing texts and proof-reading for you. If it doesn’t sound right or if it has a suggestion for you, it will notify you to change it! A wonderful extension for roleplayers and writers of all types. Purdue University An excellent resource to help you understand and improve your grammar. Writer’s Digest A large community of writers with helpful articles, community writing prompts, and so much more to offer. I think it has the ability to improve anyone at all levels of writing skill. Hopefully this will help you improve your writing! Best wishes!

[writingquestionsanswered]

I've done the research, but I don't think the results I've found have answered my question. My WIP stars a trio of teens who are 14 - 15. And since this story centers around change, firsts, and coming into one's own, I wanted to feature a romance between two of the three MCs. I know more subtle signs of romance include shared looks, unspoken communication, hand holding, shoulder bumps, gentle headbutts, and going out of your way for the person your care for. But is that everything?

The Subtle Signs of Romantic Interest and Love

Whether affection is just beginning to develop or two people are in the early stages of a relationship, there are lots of subtle signs to indicate romantic interest and love. In no particular order…

External Signs

- stolen glances- lingering looks- intense eye contact- sharing a knowing look- eyes meeting- looking away bashfully after eyes meet- feeling nervous/tongue-tied when trying to talk to the other person- voice cracks when trying to speak to the other person- flirting- straying from normal attitude or behavior with other person- denying interest in other person when pressed by friends (in early stages)- communicating feelings through the eyes (worry, pain, pride, love, etc.)- awkwardness after accidental touching- shared laughter after accidental touching- an “electric” feeling when touching the other person- speaking at the same time (a little cliché, but it can happen)- tentative touching- finding ways to touch when intimate touch is restricted- open, affectionate touching (holding hands, hugging, nuzzling, etc.)- brushing a lock of hair behind the ear- gently stroking jaw line, chin, or cheek- kissing forehead, temple, or top of head- rubbing nose tips together- displaying flirtatious tics like biting lip, twirling hair, running hand through hair- talking excitedly or affectionately about the other person to friends- constantly talking about the other person to friends- blushing when teased by friends about the other person- giving the other person meaningful gifts- keeping mementos as reminders of the other person- making excuses to be near the other person- making excuses to spend time with the other person- wanting to get to know the other person’s friends and family- good mood/always smiling from being with or thinking about other person- giving each other nicknames or using pet names/terms of endearment- being reminded of other person when listening to love songs- sharing possessions, letting each other borrow meaningful possessions- willing to make sacrifices to be with the other person or to make them happy- sharing secrets, or things not often shared, with the other person- speaking softly or whispering in the person’s ear- cheeks/neck/chest becoming flushed- moving quickly toward the other person to close the distance- sighing, either out of happiness or missing the other person- losing track of time when with the other person- feeling like the rest of the world melts away when with the other person

Internal Signs

- thinking fondly of the other person- thinking about them constantly- recalling fond memories- seeing constant reminders of the other person- worrying about the other person- daydreaming about future activities with the other person- daydreaming about sharing a future with the other person- analyzing a previous interaction- dreaming about the person- feeling “weak in the knees” around the other person- remembering moments containing looking/touching moments- wanting to know everything there is to know about the other person- wanting to spend every waking second with the other person- orchestrating meetings that seem to be happenstance- feeling joy/racing heartbeat/butterflies upon seeing other person- craving the person’s touch, or being able to touch them- constant feeling of being “on cloud nine”- often distracted due to thinking about other person- wanting to impress the other person or make them proud- when not with the other person, noticing things they would appreciate- unable to see anything but positives where the other person is concerned- feeling suddenly warm- feeling breathless- noticing (and loving) little details (moles, scars, birthmarks, unusual traits)- wanting to improve self to impress or benefit other person- eyes constantly seek the other person out- inability to stop looking at the person, difficulty not staring at them- thinking you see the other person in a crowd when they’re not there- difficulty sleeping/loss of sleep- feeling a deep desire to kiss the personIf you need an extra boost, watch a few romantic comedies or love stories. Watch the way the characters behave as their interest in one another is building and as they begin to explore a relationship. :)

[soaplantro-deactivated20250112]

Wow, looking up vyvanse to see what people here are saying about it and seeing that half are a bunch of bullshit pictures of random pills in bags or whatever is fucking frustrating

Look I’ve been there, I’ve taken pills, yada yada, but if you fill the tags that people who take a medication use to talk about their treatment with your shitty flexing about how much drugs you take, you suck and you deserve to be stopped.

A) it’s distracting and pointless and we’re not impressed

B) it’s potentially triggering

C) it gives the medication and the people who take it a bad reputation

D) you shouldn’t post it and if you’ve already done so you should delete your post

[bulbabushka]

Pretend ur invasive self hating thoughts r being said to u by a 13 y/o boy on xbox live trying to get a rise out of you like “Your girlfriend dumped you because you’re ugly” that’s nice tim isn’t it past ur bedtime

[hellfucingshitfuck-deactivated2]

also, if you have intrusive violent thoughts, pretend they’re being said to u by an annoying backseat driver

“drive into that pole” thanks karen or i could not do that

[emmmpty]

Perfect

[the-neon-pineapple]

you can also pretend that the Super Paranoid thoughts are being said by that conspiracy theorist in your history class

“maybe they poisoned you” maybe you should fuck off, geoffrey-with-a-g

[venusian--eye-deactivated201606]

OHH MAN I DO THIS SHIT EVERY DAY

[dapperpea]

My favorite for intrusive anxious thoughts is to pretend Spock’s behind you with an answer.

“did I lock the door-”

captain you have locked the door every day for over ten years, and it is very hard for most people to break even subconscious habits, so you most definitely locked the door

[tanya-nicole]

“Because even if you buried yourself in guilt, you can’t go back and change what happened.”

— Katherine Fleet, The Secret to Letting Go

[jumperanemone-deactivated201906]

[clovis-black]

yes

[k-eke]

Deserving artist.

[greelin]

why is nearly every single glass animals song so sexy

[greelin]

ah. right. how did i not see that

[todayilearnedthat]

TIL the two centers of the brain responsible for depression and anxiety respectively are both slightly bigger than each other, which explains a lot.

via reddit.com

[cromulentenough]

Bigger than each other what? Whats bigger than what? Anyine able to parse this and explain it?

[todayilearnedthat]

They’re just larger in size from one another I don’t know how to simplify it more than that.

[wherehumorcomestodie]

I think they’re asking which one is larger, which is… fair.

[todayilearnedthat]

The one that’s bigger is the larger one.

[heapass93]

How can they both be bigger than the other? For one to be bigger, the other needs to be smaller.

[todayilearnedthat]

no they’re both too large to be the smaller one

[specta-a-deactivated20180419]

[theepicyus]

The link isn’t even helpful

[todayilearnedthat]

have you tried clicking it?

[assbeliever]

just say if the depression center is begger than the anxiety one!!!

[todayilearnedthat]

i’m afraid it’s not that simple, you see, they’re both bigger than each other.

[fairylilies]

[clovis-black]

You can't, you can't forgive yourself I don't blame you There's times I can't tell who you are anymore Or if I ever even knew you What exactly do you want to hear? What exactly are we doing here?

Your indecision makes a slow incision Cuts what little we have left

Though it doesn't feel a thing like falling It doesn't feel a thing like falling I can feel a thing as I watch you Move in and out the door

[fluted-deactivated20150812]

[clovis-black]

Tumblr really likes tarantulas

If anyone who's liked/reblogged my tarantula drawing sees this, thanks! Seeing those notifications has really cheered me up, and I need it. I'm going through a whole lot with my health and the past few days have been hell, but at least I can look at my phone and smile.

[fyrapartnersearch]

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The FYRA Partner Search is available to help you find a partner not just on Tumblr, but for roleplaying on other formats as well!

RP Group promotions are also available, so if you have a group roleplay, please consider submitting!

[aiweirdness]

GANCats

A new paper from NVIDIA recently made waves with its photorealistic human portraits. Called StyleGAN, the algorithm had a new training dataset pulled from Flickr, with a wider range of ages and skin tones than in other portrait datasets. (If your pictures are on Flickr with the right license, your picture might have been used to train StyleGAN). Thanks to that big dataset, a new method of generating images, and a staggering amount of computer power, its human faces are indeed impressive. But, to prove that their method doesn’t just work for human faces, they also generated bedrooms, and cars… and cats.

The cats are so much fun.

In many ways, generating cats is more of a challenge than generating human faces, since cats can be in so many different poses. It has an easier time generating texture than figuring out where all the legs and tails go.

I’ve noticed that for some reason, whenever it generates kittens, one is normal and the rest are haunted. There must be something difficult about pictures containing multiple subjects.

Its humans are even worse, proving that the difference between it and the version that was impressively good at generating human faces was all in the training data.

Speaking of training data, StyleGAN’s training data was something called LSUN Cat. Evidently, LSUN Cat’s images were sourced from the internet, because when it generated some cats, it added meme text to them, assuming that white blocky lettering is just part of what “cat” is.

It also attempted to generate cats with the Shutterstock watermark, although actually spelling “Shutterstock” proved tricky for it.

Another delightful thing about its internet-derived dataset: quite a lot of the cats look an awful lot like Grumpy Cat. She’s only one cat, but she had a profound impact on what StyleGAN thinks cats look like.

There are far more amazing cats than would fit in this blog post. In this bonus material, I’ve collected a few more of my favorites, including several with meme text, perfect for your internet communication needs. You can get them by entering your email here.

You can look through 100,000 example cats, and generate your own, here.

[how-to-care-for-hamsters]

10 Steps To Care For Your Hamster (long post!)

1. Do not keep them in pairs. Hamsters are loners - keeping them together often results in stress, fighting, injuries and death. They are very happy alone. 

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2. Minimum cage size

dwarf hamsters: 30 x 20 x 20 inches (80x50x50cm);

bigger hamsters: 40 x 20 x 20 inches (100x50x50cm)!

NOT like this: 

Living in cages like this for them is like a human living in an elevator - a lot too small and even dangerous! 

For them it feels like this:

Behavior like this is a signal for stress because the cage is too small or that they need more bedding:

Better:

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3. Your hamster (always!) needs a hamster wheel - and it must be a lot bigger than you might think! 

Hamster must be able to run with a completely straight back

on a closed surface

with a closed back wall! 

NOT like this: 

Results of those wheels are: spine problems, backache, stress, injuries! 

Minimum wheel size for dwarf hamsters: 9-10 inches. 

Minimum wheel size for bigger hamsters: 12 inches! 

Better: 

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4. Do not buy them plastic tubes (at all): 

Those tubes are not suitable at all: Hamsters get stuck or suffocate in them easily. 

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5. Your hamster needs enough bedding to dig and build tunnels.

NOT like this:  

Better: 

Your hamster will be extremely happy and dig around and build tunnels all day (night). 

A study also found out that (golden) hamsters need up to 12-36 inches of bedding, so just do your best do give them the highest amount of bedding possible. :)

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6. The less plastic the better! 

NOT like this:

Plastic gets swallowed, splinters, can injure or even kill your hamster. 

Better: 

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7. Hamsters ALWAYS need a sand bath.

Hamsters love rolling around in the sand, for them it’s like showering. How would you feel without a shower? 

You can use those little baths as toilets, but you still need a bigger sand bath!

Better:

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8. Hamsters need a house with at least 2 or more chambers to store food, sleep etc. Also make sure that your hamster does have enough hiding places like coconuts, small houses, toilet rolls! 

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9. Do use unperfumed toilet paper for nesting material, don’t use “hamster wool” -> it can tangle around a limb and seriously hurt and even kill your hamster! 

NOT like this: 

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10. Never ever ever put your hamster or any animal in a hamster ball. 

They can’t get out, might suffocate or panic, might run against furniture and seriously injure themselves. The ventilation is terrible, your hamster can’t see/smell/hear enough or use any of their senses properly.

In some countries they even discuss about banning those by law! 

Even if you think that “your hamster has fun in it” - please don’t use them! 

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Please reblog and spread this information.

Pet stores often are very misinformed and sell terrible cages and have little to no idea how to keep a happy hamster - please be careful when trusting them. In the end they often just want to make money - and the hamsters suffer. 

Please adopt, not buy hamsters - there are too many hamsters in this world that we need any more breeding. 

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MASTERPOST: Cheap Cages And Supplies For Hamsters - IKEA

~ more to come ~

(Sorry for the spelling errors - I made this post in a rush.)

[takingbackhyrule]

i literally had no idea, so i feel like this really needs to be stressed

[ayellowbirds]

Much like with bettas, there’s a lot of companies out there making a huge profit on habitats that are completely unsuitable for your pets, and counting on consumer ignorance.

[elfgirl931]

;

[h6p28d9p-deactivated20201121]

Important information for hamster caretakers.